Harness-saddle



2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

(No Model.)

P. REHKOPF.

HARNESS SADDLE.

Patented Mar. 19, 1889;

j UNITED STATES PATENT irhl lUE.

FREDRIGK REHKOPF, OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

HARNESS SADDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 399,697, dated March19, 18389.

Application filed November 28, 1838. Serial No. 292,119. (No model.)

To to whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FREDRIOK REHKOPF, of Memphis, in the county ofShelby and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Pad-Plates for Harness- Saddles; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, whichform a part of this specification.

My present invention is a further improvement on that described in mypatent, No. 379,606, granted March 20, 1888; and the nature of theimprovements will plainly appear from the following.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a top view of my improved pad-platewith one loop and its friction-roller detached and partly broken away toshow the prolongation of the side plates and slots for the hinge; Fig.2, a side elevation of the same; Fig. 3, an under side view; Fig. at, acentral longitudinal section through one-half of the pad-plate; Fig. 5,an under side view of the top piece, showing the tail-piece andfrictionroller; Fig. 6, an elevation of one of the loops.

A is the arched piece, and B B the two side pieces hinged thereto in aspecial manner, as shown. Each of these side pieces has a slot, 3,through the center of which and integral with the piece B is a journal,0, to enable the tongue-like projections 61 on the arched piece A to bebent around said journal to form a hinge. This piece A is provided atone end with a raised box-like portion, a, cast integral with it, andhaving a vertical groove, 6', at its back, for a purpose presently to beexplained. At the rear of this box 6 is a slot, f, formed in the top ofpiece A, and a slight depression, f, is made in piece A at the rear endof this slot. A piece, g, rests at its forward end on and is fastened tothe box c, and extends backward a short distance beyond the plate A.This piece g is provided on its under side with a vertical rib, g, inthe center of which is a pin, g adapted to receive and retain thetail-piece h, this pin being long enough to extend through thetail-piece and through a hole in the arched piece A, where it is thenriveted. The rib g is provided with projections or points g to conformto the curve of the piece A.

The tail-piece h consists of the fiat portion h for receiving the pin,the usual loop or ring, 7L2, and a spindle projection, 7713, serving asa journal for the top friction-roller, o'. This spindle or journal restsin the bottom of the groove 6 in the box 6, and also in the depression fof the piece A. The checkrein-hook j is bolted to the under side of thebox 6, the bolt extending through the box and plate g. The side pieces,B, are each provided with an extension, b, for a purpose to be presentlyexplained. A slot, o in each of these side pieces receives afriction-roller, and its bearing rod or journal 7a. Loops 7c are rivetedto the plates B, as shown, and each of these loops is provided with itsrod 70', made integral therewith and adapted to form a journal for itsrespective friction-roller 762.

Z are plates, ribbed, as shown, and having a series or line of holes, Z,extending along both sides and near the edge of the same, and theseplates are adapted to be screwed to the side pieces and to theirextensions 1), these extensions reaching a considerable distance underthe plate A, and serving to limit properly the dropping of side pieces,B, but allowing them freely to rise. These plates 13 and Zare made sothat when connected together a space shall exist between them, as shown.This affords ample room for the nuts of the screws and for turning theside plates at their hinged ends, and also leaves open spaces betweensaid plates, which serve to allow the parts to dry readily when wet, asalso for the purpose of ventilation. The holes Z in the platelare forthe purpose of lightening them. These plates, with the pads, areattached to the side plates, B, by means of the screws, as shown, or inany other suitable manner. The piece A, the side pieces, B, and theplates Z are all strengthened by ribs on their respective under side.

Openings m in plate A allow the use of a screw-driver for the purpose ofconnecting or disconnecting the side pieces, B, and plates Z. Screws wealso connect the parts B and Z at their other ends.

The advantages of my new construction are: the ready attaching to andremoving of the pads from the plates, fewer parts, great durability, andthe preservation of the pads from rotting While in use by facility forventilation; and the structure, as a Whole, has also the advantage ofreadily shaping itself to the back of any horse, making it a perfectself-fitting saddle and Well adapted for use with a tWoWheeled sulky orwith a dog-cart with perfect ease to the horse.

I claim 1. The top plate, A, having the box 6 made integral therewith,and having the slot f, in combination with the piece g, having the rib gand pin 9 and the tail-piece h, having the loop or ring 7L2, and theprojection k serving as the journal of a friction-roller, substantiallyas described.

2. In combination, the top plate, A, having the slot f, the side plates,B, each having a slot, b and the loops 7c, adapt-ed to be fastened tosaid plates, and provided With the integral rods 10, for forming thejournals of frictionrollers, substantially as described.

3. In combination, the piece A, having the tongues cl andfriction-roller i, the side pieces, B, having the journals 0 and slots,as described, and also having the loops 7c, frictionrollers 70 and theextension I), and the perforated plates Z, adapted to be secured to apad and to the side pieces, B, all substantially as set forth.

FREDRIOK REHKOPF.

Witnesses:

H. C. OHIsHoLM, O. A. GRIsWoLD.

